Ethiopian Receives First New Q400 with Reconfigured Cabin

Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of the first of five new Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft featuring reconfigured cabins at the manufacturer’s Q400 assembly line at Downsview near Toronto. Based on customer feedback, Ethiopian Airlines asked the manufacturer to reconfigure the airline’s latest Bombardier Q400 NextGen deliveries and as a result Ethiopian is the first carrier to take […]

Porter Airlines Eyes Washington and Philadelphia for Next Transborder Routes

Fast-growing Canadian carrier Porter Airlines is keen to add routes to Philadelphia and the Baltimore-Washington D.C. metropolitan area from its downtown-Toronto hub by 2012 – and possibly much sooner. Porter Airlines, which currently operates a fleet of 20 Bombardier Q400 fast turboprops from its hub at Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport (YTZ) on high-service-frequency […]

Porter Airlines Opens Lounge at Newark Liberty International Airport

Porter Airlines has officially opened its new passenger lounge at Newark Liberty International Airport. The lounge is beside Porter Airlines’ primary gate in the airport’s Terminal B (which only handles international flights), providing easy access to departing flights. Porter Airlines’ all-Bombardier Q400 fleet, high-service-quality business model and base at Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport less than […]

Ethiopian Airlines Begins Service to Oman’s Capital Muscat

Increasing its presence in the Middle East, Ethiopian Airlines has begun three-times-weekly services linking Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa with Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman. Oman, located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, is a popular Middle East tourism destination. The country boasts a wide variety of beaches along its 1,700-kilometer […]